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June 02, 2014

42nd Annual Police Celebrity Golf Tournament

Pasadena: The Los Angeles Police Memorial Foundation will host its 42nd Annual Police Celebrity Golf Tournament on May 31, 2014. The Event will take place at the Brookside Golf Club in Pasadena, California.

This has been a tough time for the LAPD. In recent months, the department has lost five Officers in unrelated incidents. On May 31, with heavy hearts, the Memorial Foundation will pay tribute to Officer Nicholas Lee, Officer Chris Cortijo, Detective Ernest Allen, Officer Robert Sanchez & Officer George Nagata as well as all Officers killed in the line of duty acknowledging their service to the community. These Officers & the Officers who have lost their lives before them, will not be forgotten. The Los Angeles Police Protective Memorial Wall will be transported to the event where all can pay respects.

Proceeds from this event benefit officers who have been killed or critically injured in the line of duty. The Memorial Foundation is the cornerstone of the LAPD employee wellness program & has granted over $15,000,000 without any direct taxpayer money.

The support of the community, sponsors & entertainment industry has been heartwarming. Recently music superstar Rihanna made a contribution to the Memorial Foundation as well as the Los Angeles Police Foundation after meeting LA Police Commission President Steve Soboroff at a Clippers game. Stevie Wonder performed at the funeral service of one officer and TV Stars Ray Romano & Betty White also made charitable contributions.

The Elton John Charitable Fund has been a long-time supporter & continues to be a great help to the Memorial Foundation as well as Live Nation the world’s largest concert promotion company, Kaiser Permanente, In–N-Out Burger, Ahmanson Fund & Outback Steak House who continue to contribute throughout the years. After hearing about the recent tragedies, PokerStars also joined in to help again. They became a supporter of the Memorial Foundation early in 2013 when they sponsored the Foundation’s Celebrity Poker Tournament hosted by the late James Gandolfini.